2013-06-07Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to equalize and increase to $245, with a cost-of-living adjustment after 2013, the tax exclusion for both transportation and parking fringe benefits.

Authorizes agencies to establish a program involving such benefits in lieu of transit passes to encourage commuting by federal employees by means other than single-occupancy motor vehicles.

]]>Introduced in Senate2013-06-072013-06-07T04:00:00Z2013-06-27T19:46:09ZIntroduced in Senate00StandingFinance CommitteeReferred to2013-06-07T14:50:23Zssfi00Senate2016-10-25T16:25:06ZCommuter Benefits Equity Act of 2013TaxationCommutingEmployee benefits and pensionsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementIncome tax exclusionTransportation costsRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.2013-06-071132013-06-08T07:01:27ZSenateRelated billCRS1133739HRTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and to provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment, and for other purposes.2013-12-12Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.22013-06-07ssfi00Finance Committee0SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.IntroReferral2013-06-0710000Introduced in SenateIntroReferral9Library of Congress111116L.MDBENJAMINC000141Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]CARDIND2013-06-078287174C000141TrueR.DETHOMASC000174Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]CARPERD2013-06-07C0001748283179TrueNJROBERTM000639Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]MENENDEZD2013-06-07791M0006398239TrueA.DEChristopherC001088Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]CoonsD2013-06-0719848297C001088TrueE.NYKirstenG000555Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]GillibrandD2013-06-0718668336G000555TrueHIBrianS001194Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]SchatzD2013-06-122173S001194FalseANNMDBARBARAM000702Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]MIKULSKID2013-10-288028240M000702FalseJ.MAEDWARDM000133Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]MARKEYD2013-12-09735M0001337972FalseCTRichardB001277Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]BlumenthalD2013-12-122076B0012778332FalseA.MAElizabethW000817Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]WarrenD2013-12-182182W000817FalseCADIANNEF000062Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]FEINSTEIND2014-03-3113328338F000062FalsePABobC001070Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]CaseyD2014-04-0182821828C001070FalseORJeffM001176Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]MerkleyD2014-05-13M00117619008238FalseTaxationSCommuter Benefits Equity Act of 2013Short Titles as IntroducedA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and to provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment, and for other purposes.Official Title as IntroducedCommuter Benefits Equity Act of 2013Display TitleDE.S000148NYCHARLES1036S0001488279Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]SCHUMERtext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.Congressional Research Service, Library of CongressThis file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.